Statham's Secrets of Superlean

Actor Jason Statham took on a brutal new training regimen and dropped 17 pounds in 6 weeks. So, what are you waiting for?

"He's a bit lardy, isn't he?" Jason Statham says in his gritty British voice, chuckling. He's referring to the man in two pictures he's holding, a pair of classic "before" shots, one from the front, one from the back. Indeed, the man in the photos has some extra dough, and not the green kind. There's muscle there for sure, but no definition at all. Jason Statham isn't ripping on just anyone: He's the guy in the photos. (For more ways to get fit like Jason Statham, pick up a copy of Muscle Logic today!)

Jason Statham's weight gain came the same way it does for most of us: a few too many beers and a couple of extra servings, compounded over time. Work out hard and you'll crave calories as fuel at the same time you loathe the millstone they can form around your middle.

"I never gave a f--k about a calorie," Statham says. "An apple? It's good for me. I'd have five. Bananas? Eat the bunch."

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